On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 9:28 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote:
This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.18.24 release. There are 198 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please let me know.
Responses should be made by Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:38:57 +0000. Anything received after that time might be too late.
The whole patch series can be found in one patch at: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.18.24-rc1... or in the git tree and branch at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.18.y and the diffstat can be found below.
thanks,
greg k-h
tested kernel version 6.18.24-rc1 by building and booting it in a virtual environment on both x86_64 and arm64 architectures.
Build: The kernel was built using the default configurations:
x86_64_defconfig for x86_64 defconfig for arm64
The build completed successfully on both architectures without any errors.
Boot: The generated kernel images were booted in a QEMU-based virtual environment. The system booted successfully to userspace on both x86_64 and arm64.
Post-boot checks:
No kernel panics were observed. No obvious errors or regressions were seen in dmesg. Basic system functionality appears to be working as expected.
Overall, 6.18.24-rc1 builds and boots successfully on x86_64 and arm64 in a virtual setup.
Regards, Dileep Malepu.